The power of self-belief
A women’s community and business group met at Ettalong Diggers last week to discuss the highs and lows of being a woman in business. The Community and Business Women’s Network…
Business
New juice bar opens in Woy Woy
A local trio has opened a new business in Ettalong with the launch of Bowls n Tingz – a bright and funky new smoothie and juice bar. It has taken…
Forresters Beach Seventh-day Adventist Church officially opened
Seven years after the land was bought, the new Forresters Beach Seventh-day Adventist Church officially opened its doors to the congregation on April 10. A special service saw the opening…
Local farmer to present at national agri-food conference
Dooralong Valley regenerative farmer, Shannon Kelly, will join the big names in Australian and International agriculture at the national agri-food conference Farm2Plate Exchange in Queensland on May 18 and 19….
Airport broken lease cost less than $1.5M
Administrator Dick Persson has confirmed that the cost to Central Coast Council to break its Warnervale airport agreement with Amphibian Aerospace Industries (AAI) was less than $1.5M. Persson had asked…
Domino’s feeds the knead in the wake of COVID
The newly opened Domino’s store at Lisarow is dedicated to helping those in need by providing safe, hot meals to locals who are doing it tough due to COVID-19. As…
Accommodation upgrade approved at the Grand Hotel
Accommodation at the historic Grand Hotel in Wyong is going to get a facelift. Ten rooms on the ground floor will be upgraded for acoustic and fire separation between rooms…
Workshop ideas to create bustling and vibrant town centres
Movers and shakers in the business and commercial sector will workshop ideas to create bustling and vibrant town centres through the turnaround of lost opportunities from empty spaces. A special…
Forty-four schools will get new roofs
Forty-four schools across the Central Coast will get new roofs through the NSW Government’s $60M Roof Replacement Program. Northern schools on the list are primary schools at Berkeley Vale, Brooke…
Agribusiness Training Centre launched in Ourimbah
The University of Newcastle’s Ourimbah campus is now home to the first ever Australian Food & Agribusiness Doctoral Training Centre. The Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER) centre was…
Putting native timbers in the frame
Family run business, Lemon Tree Framing, is going against the grain to provide an affordable framing alternative that reduces environmental impact and supports the Australian economy.
Proposed reforms to planning rules to make it easier for new businesses
The NSW Government will accelerate the delivery of a suite of proposed reforms to planning rules and complying development. Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Rob Stokes, has announced that…
Shoe retail business closes after 43 years
After 43 years of selling shoes, at first in Killarney Vale and then Toukley, Bill and Sue Barrett have decided to retire. KV Shoes at Toukley, which has served three…
New skills training program focuses on hospitality
The NSW Government’s first JobTrainer Skilling for Recovery program has kicked off at Baker Street in Gosford, educating and teaching young people the skills of hospitality. The pre-employment training program…
Coast businesses hold their breath as JobKeeper ends
There is a degree of nervousness across the Central Coast as more than 5,000 local businesses face the repercussions of the end of JobKeeper on March 28, says Business NSW…
Sara Lee notches up 50 years on the Coast
Their cheesecake is legendary, their orange cake is a classic, and over the years, their chocolate slab cake has featured at many birthdays all over the Central Coast. But now…
Neighbourhood Centre moved to new premises
Toukley Neigbourhood Centre has recently moved premises to 2/48 Canton Beach Rd, Toukley. It used to be in Heador St. The Neighbourhood Centre is a community outreach organisation aiming to…
New legislation to make it easier for tradies to work interstate
Business NSW Central Coast has welcomed an announcement that the NSW Government is slashing red tape and removing barriers for tradies to work across state and territory borders, saying it…
Terrigal listed in top 10 travel destinations
Terrigal has featured in a list of the top 10 trending domestic travel destinations in Australia recently released by Booking.com. A year after Australia closed its borders to international visitors…
Limited sign-on so far for Dine and Discover program
Calls for businesses to register for the Dine and Discover voucher program have increased, following news that only 49 businesses on the Peninsula have signed up. The State Government’s program,…